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A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A collection of art from Bulgaria's time as a communist state.

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

Bizarrely shaped rock formations in northwest Bulgaria come with equally bizarre legends.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.